More than a million people in the UK have quit smoking since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new study shows

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• More than one million people in the UK have given up smoking since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by the nonprofit Action on Smoking and Health.
• Almost half (41%) said it was a direct response to heightened health concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.
• The study also found that older people are quitting at slower rates than younger people, despite being categorized in the more vulnerable group.
• "I don't want to be one of those people in a ward with an oxygen mask over my face struggling to tell my loved ones what I'm feeling," one recent quitter told Business Insider.
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Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Saurav Dutt smoked up to six cigarettes a day.

The 38-year-old author from London first took up the habit as a way to unwind from college exams. But as the years went by he found that it helped him focus, and it became essential to his writing process.

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